Escaped prisoner found in Friendship home died from self-inflicted gunshot wound to head

FRIENDSHIP, Maine — The body found Sunday morning at a home in Friendship has been identified as escaped prisoner Brian Floyd who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

The Maine medical examiner’s office confirmed Tuesday afternoon that Floyd’s death was a suicide.

Maine Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said Floyd selected the home in Friendship, where he was found dead, because a door was unlocked. The family was away for a wedding and not home for the weekend, McCausland said.

The Maine State Police tactical team tracked Floyd down to the house because he was communicating with other people via Facebook from the computer at the residence, the public safety spokesman said. The tactical team entered the home shortly after dawn on Sunday to find Floyd dead.

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The escaped inmate had used a rifle with an improvised silencer, McCausland said.